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Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran’s reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Iran helicopter crash shows Tehran’s reliance on an aging fleet as well as its challenges at home

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — By the time Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi boarded his window seat on a helicopter ferrying him, the foreign minister and six others, thick clouds already had begun forming around the mountaintops along the Azerbaijan-Iran border. “Iran is a culture of dualities,” said Farzin Nadimi, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near-East Policy who …

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Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric who brought Iran closer to Russia, China
7 months ago

Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric who brought Iran closer to Russia, China

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, killed along with foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash, was a hardline cleric and former judiciary chief who oversaw the forging of closer ties with Russia and China during his tenure. Rescue team works following a crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan Province. During his …

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What comes next for Iran after the death of President Raisi?
7 months ago

What comes next for Iran after the death of President Raisi?

Al Jazeera  

The deaths of the president and other officials in a helicopter crash are not likely to lead to major policy changes. The deaths of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a helicopter crash on Sunday have now been confirmed by Iranian authorities. “So some analysts believe Raisi’s death may open up room for more traditional conservative …

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Iranian President Raisi to visit China this week on Xi Jinping's invite
1 year, 10 months ago

Iranian President Raisi to visit China this week on Xi Jinping's invite

Hindustan Times  

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will make a state visit to China this week on the invitation of Xi Jinping, signaling a strengthening of ties between the two countries as tensions with the US escalate. China sent Vice Premier Hu Chunhua to meet Raisi in Tehran in December, which was seen back then as a sign that Beijing is keeping its …

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Iran, Qatar sign major agreements on Raisi’s Doha trip
2 years, 10 months ago

Iran, Qatar sign major agreements on Raisi’s Doha trip

Al Jazeera  

Deals signed between the two countries range from trade and diplomatic cooperation to sport and culture. On economy and trade, an agreement was signed between the two countries’ free trade zone authorities while another was between the Institute of Standards and Industrial Research of Iran and its Qatari counterpart. Three agreements on ports and maritime affairs included one on maritime …

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Putin and Raisi back closer ties in Kremlin meeting
2 years, 11 months ago

Putin and Raisi back closer ties in Kremlin meeting

Al Jazeera  

Hassan Rouhani’s 2017 visit was the last time an Iranian president had met his Russian counterpart at the Kremlin. “Boosting bilateral cooperation between Iran and Russia will lead to the development of the two countries’ economies and increased security across the region and the world,” the Iranian president said. “Today’s exceptional circumstances require significant synergy between our two countries against …

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Iran denounces ‘unilateralism’ as it becomes full SCO member
3 years, 3 months ago

Iran denounces ‘unilateralism’ as it becomes full SCO member

Al Jazeera  

Tehran, Iran – President Ebrahim Raisi has said Iran wants closer ties with its regional neighbours and rejected the United States’s “unilateralism”, as his country became a full member of the influential Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. He said Iran’s geopolitical position, population, energy supplies, transport potential, workforce and culture can provide “meaningful momentum” to major regional masterplans, including China’s Belt and …

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Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president
3 years, 4 months ago

Analysis: Iran strikes hard-line pose ahead of new president

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Once a protégé of Iran’s supreme leader is sworn in as president this week, hard-liners will control all parts of the Islamic Republic’s civilian government. Iran’s inauguration of President-elect Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday represents the last stop in a slow slide from the hopes that the 2015 nuclear deal would open the Islamic Republic to …

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